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  • noun A heavy black cloth used in the motion picture and film industry to block out unwanted light.

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Examples

  • Don't know just what duvetyne is, but there seems to be a lot of it drunk nowadays.

    Pipefuls Christopher Morley 1923

  • I mean the original you’re basically working with the duvetyne, that black stuff and white adhesive tape.

    Tron Legacy Set Interview: Jeff Bridges | /Film 2010

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